Finding aid for the A. Johnston Books Collection
MUM00148
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Scope and Content Note
- Administrative Information
- Related Materials
- Controlled Access Headings
- PURL
- Collection Inventory
- Faulkner, William. The Hamlet. New York: Random House, 1940. First Printing.
- Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Laus Veneris and other Poems. New York: Carelton, 1867.
PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00148/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Johnston, Araminte Stone
- Title
- A. Johnston Books Collection
- ID
- MUM00148
- Date
- 1867-1940
- Extent
- 1 box
- Abstract:
- Collection of two books from A. Johnston, burned in the Phil Stone's 1942 Oxford home fire.
Prefered Citation
A. Johnston Books Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Scope and Content Note
Collection of two books from A. Johnston, burned in the 1942 fire at Phil Stone's Oxford home. They include: William Faulkner's The Hamlet and Algernon Charles Swinburne's Laus Veneris and other Poems. Both books are in fragile conditions due to the fire.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries
Access Restrictions
The A. Johnston Books Collection is open for research.
These materials have been damaged in a fire and are in very fragile condition.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded by Jason Kovari, 9 June 2009.
Related Materials
Resources at the University of Mississippi
For a description of the William Faulkner archival collections housed at the University of Mississippi, please view our William Faulkner Subject Guide
Controlled Access Headings
Format(s)
- books
- novels
- poems
Personal Name(s)
- Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
- Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909
Collection Inventory
Faulkner, William. The Hamlet. New York: Random House, 1940. First Printing.General noteInscribed by Faulkner, "To Phil... William Faulkner Oxford, Mississippi, 28 Match 1940." Inscription by Phil Stone reads, "Phil Stone Oxford, Mississippi March 25, 1940." Condition: Charred edges (work damaged during 1942 fire at the Stone Home), fragile. |
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. Laus Veneris and other Poems. New York: Carelton, 1867.General noteInscribed on front endpaper, "L.Q.C. Lamar." The work also contains several annotations by Phil Stone of Oxford, MS. Condition: Charred edges (work damaged during the 1942 fire at the Stone home), fragile. |
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